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Understanding dental caries as a non-communicable disease by Pitts, Nigel B., Twetman, Svante, Fisher, Julian, Marsh, Philip D.

“…The recent developments in the science underpinning our knowledge of both the initiation of dental caries and the subsequent behaviour of lesions over time…”
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Terminology of Dental Caries and Dental Caries Management: Consensus Report of a Workshop Organized by ORCA and Cariology Research Group of IADR by Machiulskiene, Vita, Campus, Guglielmo, Carvalho, Joana Christina, Dige, Irene, Ekstrand, Kim Rud, Jablonski-Momeni, Anahita, Maltz, Marisa, Manton, David J, Martignon, Stefania, Martinez-Mier, E Angeles, Pitts, Nigel B, Schulte, Andreas G, Splieth, Christian H, Tenuta, Livia Maria Andaló, Ferreira Zandona, Andrea, Nyvad, Bente

“…A 2-day workshop of ORCA and the IADR Cariology Research Group was organized to discuss and reach consensus on definitions of the most commonly used terms in…”
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Dental caries by Selwitz, Robert H, Dr, Ismail, Amid I, DrPH, Pitts, Nigel B, BDS

“…Summary Dental caries, otherwise known as tooth decay, is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of people worldwide; individuals are susceptible to this…”
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Caries management pathways preserve dental tissues and promote oral health by Ismail, Amid I., Tellez, Marisol, Pitts, Nigel B., Ekstrand, Kim R., Ricketts, David, Longbottom, Christopher, Eggertsson, Hafsteinn, Deery, Christopher, Fisher, Julian, Young, Douglas A., Featherstone, John D. B., Evans, Wendell, Zeller, Gregory G., Zero, Domenick, Martignon, Stefania, Fontana, Margherita, Zandona, Andrea

“…In May 2012, cariologists, dentists, representatives of dental organizations, manufacturers, and third party payers from several countries, met in…”
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Reframing perceptions in operative dentistry relating evidence-based dentistry and clinical decision making: a cross-sectional study among Jordanian dentists by Al-Asmar, Ayah A, Al-Hiyasat, Ahmad S, Pitts, Nigel B

“…The aim of the current study was to investigate current dental practice in operative dentistry in Jordan, and the relationship between evidence-based dentistry…”
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Risk-based, 6-monthly and 24-monthly dental check-ups for adults: the INTERVAL three-arm RCT by Clarkson, Jan E, Pitts, Nigel B, Goulao, Beatriz, Boyers, Dwayne, Ramsay, Craig R, Floate, Ruth, Braid, Hazel J, Fee, Patrick A, Ord, Fiona S, Worthington, Helen V, van der Pol, Marjon, Young, Linda, Freeman, Ruth, Gouick, Jill, Humphris, Gerald M, Mitchell, Fiona E, McDonald, Alison M, Norrie, John Dt, Sim, Kirsty, Douglas, Gail, Ricketts, David

“…Traditionally, patients are encouraged to attend dental recall appointments at regular 6-month intervals, irrespective of their risk of developing dental…”
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Explaining clinical behaviors using multiple theoretical models by Eccles, Martin P, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, MacLennan, Graeme, Bonetti, Debbie, Glidewell, Liz, Pitts, Nigel B, Steen, Nick, Thomas, Ruth, Walker, Anne, Johnston, Marie

“…In the field of implementation research, there is an increased interest in use of theory when designing implementation research studies involving behavior…”
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Protocol for A randomised feasibility trial comparing fluoride interventions to prevent dental decay in older people in care homes (FInCH trial) by Patel, Rakhee, Khan, Iftekhar, Pennington, Mark, Pitts, Nigel B., Robertson, Claire, Gallagher, Jennifer E.

“…Abstract Background The number and proportion of older people globally is growing faster than that of any other age group. At the same time the number of…”
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Crisis in care homes: the dentists don’t come by Patel, Rakhee, Mian, Mamoona, Robertson, Claire, Pitts, Nigel B., Gallagher, Jennifer E.

“…Aim/Objectives To present the findings of the challenges relating to access to dental care for older people in care homes from the Fluoride Interventions in…”
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Caries and collaborations in context by Pitts, Nigel B.

“…Dental caries is the most prevalent non-communicable disease globally and affects all age groups across the life course. Caries (and the dental cavities it…”
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Reframing Perceptions in Restorative Dentistry: Evidence-Based Dentistry and Clinical Decision-Making by Al-Asmar, Ayah A, Al-Hiyasat, Ahmad S, Abu-Awwad, Motasum, Mousa, Hakam N, Salim, Nesreen A, Almadani, Waed, Rihan, Furat, Sawair, Faleh A, Pitts, Nigel B

“…Objectives. The worldwide interest of both dentists and patients in esthetic dentistry has affected decision-making in dental practice. The aim of this study…”
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Do incentives, reminders or reduced burden improve healthcare professional response rates in postal questionnaires? two randomised controlled trials by Glidewell, Liz, Thomas, Ruth, MacLennan, Graeme, Bonetti, Debbie, Johnston, Marie, Eccles, Martin P, Edlin, Richard, Pitts, Nigel B, Clarkson, Jan, Steen, Nick, Grimshaw, Jeremy M

“…Healthcare professional response rates to postal questionnaires are declining and this may threaten the validity and generalisability of their findings…”
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Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics by Eccles, Martin P, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Johnston, Marie, Steen, Nick, Pitts, Nigel B, Thomas, Ruth, Glidewell, Elizabeth, Maclennan, Graeme, Bonetti, Debbie, Walker, Anne

“…Psychological models can be used to understand and predict behaviour in a wide range of settings. However, they have not been consistently applied to health…”
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Dental caries by Pitts, Nigel B., Zero, Domenick T., Marsh, Phil D., Ekstrand, Kim, Weintraub, Jane A., Ramos-Gomez, Francisco, Tagami, Junji, Twetman, Svante, Tsakos, Georgios, Ismail, Amid

“…Dental caries is a biofilm-mediated, sugar-driven, multifactorial, dynamic disease that results in the phasic demineralization and remineralization of dental…”
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INTERVAL (investigation of NICE technologies for enabling risk-variable-adjusted-length) dental recalls trial: a multicentre randomised controlled trial investigating the best dental recall interval for optimum, cost-effective maintenance of oral health in dentate adults attending dental primary care by Clarkson, Jan E, Pitts, Nigel B, Bonetti, Debbie, Boyers, Dwayne, Braid, Hazel, Elford, Robert, Fee, Patrick A, Floate, Ruth, Goulão, Beatriz, Humphris, Gerry, Needleman, Ian, Norrie, John D T, Ord, Fiona, van der Pol, Marjon, Ramsay, Craig R, Ricketts, David N J, Worthington, Helen V, Young, Linda

“…Traditionally, patients at low risk and high risk of developing dental disease have been encouraged to attend dental recall appointments at regular intervals…”
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Defining Dental Caries for 2010 and Beyond by Fontana, Margherita, DDS, PhD, Young, Douglas A., DDS, MS, MBA, Wolff, Mark S., DDS, PhD, Pitts, Nigel B., BDS, PhD, FDS, FFGDP, FFPH, FRSE, Longbottom, Chris, BDS, PhD

“…This introductory article provides an overview of the caries disease process that will help guide readers into the world of evidence-based caries management in…”
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Early childhood caries epidemiology, aetiology, risk assessment, societal burden, management, education, and policy: Global perspective by Tinanoff, Norman, Baez, Ramon J., Diaz Guillory, Carolina, Donly, Kevin J., Feldens, Carlos Alberto, McGrath, Colman, Phantumvanit, Prathip, Pitts, Nigel B., Seow, W. Kim, Sharkov, Nikolai, Songpaisan, Yupin, Twetman, Svante

“…Background This paper is a summary of the proceedings of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry Bangkok Conference on early childhood caries…”
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Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of placing preventive fissure sealants by Bonetti, Debbie, Johnston, Marie, Clarkson, Jan E, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Pitts, Nigel B, Eccles, Martin, Steen, Nick, Thomas, Ruth, Maclennan, Graeme, Glidewell, Liz, Walker, Anne

“…Psychological models are used to understand and predict behaviour in a wide range of settings, but have not been consistently applied to health professional…”
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Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of lumbar spine x-ray for low back pain in UK primary care practice by Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Eccles, Martin P, Steen, Nick, Johnston, Marie, Pitts, Nigel B, Glidewell, Liz, Maclennan, Graeme, Thomas, Ruth, Bonetti, Debbie, Walker, Anne

“…Psychological models predict behaviour in a wide range of settings. The aim of this study was to explore the usefulness of a range of psychological models to…”
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New UK Chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future by Pitts, Nigel B., Banerjee, Avijit

“…The Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF), started in 2010, has been based at King's College London since 2013. It is a dental caries-focused charity…”
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